Car-step.



G. B. HANCOCK.

CAR STEP. APPLICATION FILED MAR. H. I9I6.

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CAR STEP.

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GORDON B. HANCOCK, OF SENECA, SOUTH CAROLINA.

CAR-STEP.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented (lot. 24L, 1916..

Application filed March 11, 1916. Serial No. 83,555.

1/ '0 all whom. it may concern.

Be it known that I, Goapon B. HANCOCK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Seneca, in the county of Oconee and State of South Carolina, have invented new and useful Improvements in Car-Steps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an attachment for car steps by means of which the use of a stool now in use is dispensed with.

The primary object of the invention is to provide mechanism of simple construction for arranging an auxiliary step in an operative or inoperative position.

The object of the invention is to accomplish the foregoing results with the minimum amount of friction so as to increase the life of the parts.

Another object of the invention is a manner of forming an actuating rod so that the same may cooperate with a ratchet wheel for allowing adjustment of the attachment.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a real-elevation of a portion of a car with the step shown in 1n invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the car step. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line -3 of Fig. 2 showing the attachment in an inoperative position. Fig. 1 is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing the attachment in an operative positicn. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the two rods. Fig. 6 is a rear view of the car step showing a slight modification of my invention.

Referring to the drawings the numeral 1 designates the ordinary type of car steps to which my invention is attached.

The numeral 2 designates an auxiliary step normally assuming an inoperative position in parallel relation with the lowermost step 3 of the car and adapted to be proiected downwardly and forwardly in a manner now to be described.

A U-shaped rod 4: has its end portions 5 and 6 secured to opposite end portions of the step 2 while the intermediate portion 7 is formed into an eye 8 having pivotal connection with the eye 9 formed upon one end of the limb 10 of a T-shaped rod 11. This rod 11 has one extremity rotatably mounted in the side wall 12 of the step construction, while the end portion of the remaining limb passes through the opposite side wall 13 and then is bent so as to form parallel portions 14 and 15 for forming a handle by means of which the apparatus may be operated. Thefree endof the portion 15 resiliently cooperates with the teeth of a look ing disk 16 rigidly secured to the side wall 13.

In Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, I have shown a U-shaped hanger 17 having its ends supported in the side walls 12 and 13 and arranged to support the rod 4 for slidable movements, whereas in Fi 6 of the drawings the rod 4: moves in grooves 18 formed in rollers 19 rotatable upon the hanger 17. From this latter arrangement it will be seen the friction is minimized and lateral movement of the auxiliary step and operating mechanism is prevented.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I provide a very simple construction whereby an auxiliary step may be read ily moved to a position to allow access to the first car step and accomplish this result in such a manner that the hands of the operator do not come in contact with the auxiliarv step. Bv mv arrangement, I am able .to take off different distances between the ing its ends attached to opposite end portions of said auxiliary step, a hanger secured to the car steps and supporting said rod and a T-shaped rod mounted in the car steps and having one limb pivotally connected to said first rod. another limb of said T-shaped rod being formed into a handle for operating the attachment.

2. An attachment for car steps comprising an auxiliary step, a U-shaped rod having its ends attached to opposite end pordle for allowing adjustment of said attachtions of said auxiliary step, a hanger sement.

cured to the car steps and supporting said In testimom whereof I aflix my signature rod and 3 'g-shaped rodlmounted in the car in presence of two Witnesses.

steps an aving' one iinb pivotally con- T nected to said first rod, another limb of said GORDON HAB LOCK T-shaped rod being formed into a handle Witnesses: for operating the attachment, and a locking- H. B. RAEFORD, disk cooperating With a portion of said han- H. B. CALLAHAM.

Copies o this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

